View the world through the eyes of Hudson. His objective of this blog is to educate the public by trying to teach them not to buy a dog through a puppy mill. Don't buy a dog before you see where his parents live and how they are treated. Better yet ADOPT through a rescue or shelter and know you've done a good deed by saving a dog's life !!!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Missouri Puppy Mills: Dirty
Dozen Update March 2011

Photo courtesy of the USDA and
HSUS

While Missouri Legislators debate
the repeal of Prop B, the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, Missourians for the Protection of
Dogs released a new report demonstrating major continuing problems in
licensed puppy mills in the state.

The new report on "Missouri's Dirty
Dozen" - reportedly some of the worst licensed puppy mills in Missouri -
demonstrates that many of the worst puppy mills in the state are still licensed
and in business six months after their histories were made public.

Nine of the 12 Dirty Dozen puppy
mill producers identified in October 2010 are still state and/or federally
licensed in 2011, according to the new report. According to their most recent
USDA inspection records, many are still depriving dogs of the basics of humane
care, such as shelter from the bitter cold, adequate food and water, and basic
veterinary care for illness or injuries.

Vilolations, drawn directly from
federal kennel inspection reports, include sick or dying puppies who had not
been treated by a veterinarian; dogs and puppies found shivering the cold;
dogs with oozing, open lesions and injuries that had not been treated by a vet;
puppies with their feet falling through wire cage floors; and dogs so emaciated
that their bones were clearly visible through their skin. At Hidden Valley
Farms in Greencastle, USDA inspectors found six puppies with "raw, moist, red"
open wounds on their tails with "what appeared to be bone/cartilage" exposed to
dirt and flies after the breeder allegedly performed botched home surgeries on
them rather than taking them to her vet.